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Quinto y Boca del Barco

Boca del Barco is a small community by the Culebra (snake) river in the southern part or Veracruz state in Mexico. Time has stopped there. This is reflected through the idiosyncrasy of its people and also through the large -in a way intact- beauty of its geography. Quinto-short name for Quintiliano- is a left handed Requinto (wooden main guitar) and Leona (wooden bass) player and at the same time, bailador (dancer). He lives in a different village, 6 hours away from Boca del Barco. His scorpion hat is barely seen in this surroundings, as this symbol is mainly used in Durango, a state far up north in Mexico. Durango is famous for its landscapes and movie locatins, but also for its poisonous scorpions. Why this two subjects fit together in this story has to do with music and cultural roots.Son Jarocho is a traditional music that has been cultivated in this region for more than three hundred years. It has the influence of spanish, arabic, and african music together with the rich indigenous culture that keeps a strong presence in this multicultural area also known as Sotavento.This work explores the intimacy of life in this village though its daily relation between music and nature.